Ann Talpey
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One of my favourite variants of “all talk and no action” was also said by former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, who described then treasurer Peter Costello as “all tip and no iceberg”
Was it Paul Keating who accused someone during parliament of having the brains of a sheep, and when ordered to retract he said "I'm sorry, the Honourable Member does not have the brains of a sheep"
The most savage insult from New Zealand (in my opinion) was a put-down from a 1949 parliamentary session, where one member said of another that “his brains could revolve inside a peanut shell for a thousand years without touching the sides.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
One of my favourite variants of “all talk and no action” was also said by former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, who described then treasurer Peter Costello as “all tip and no iceberg”
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
Some things bear repeating 😍
This is still my #1 favorite video, btw. There’s a version that’s just an hour loop of it and the longer I watch it, the funnier it gets. If the meteor is about to hit and we’re all going to die, I’ll just sit and watch this until I’m vaporized. youtu.be/JXnjD5-xpHY?...
Caroline stole my broccoli casserole recipe Tiktok
YouTube video by lemon lemon
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December 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Some things bear repeating 😍
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Jane and I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Let’s never forget that when we stand together, with hope and love, we can create the future based on peace and justice that we all deserve.
Let’s never forget that when we stand together, with hope and love, we can create the future based on peace and justice that we all deserve.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jane and I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Let’s never forget that when we stand together, with hope and love, we can create the future based on peace and justice that we all deserve.
Let’s never forget that when we stand together, with hope and love, we can create the future based on peace and justice that we all deserve.
Remember when the Oval Office was decorated with taste?
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Remember when the Oval Office was decorated with taste?
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In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Trump and Vance give America the bird. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SZFR6R
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Trump and Vance give America the bird. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/SZFR6R
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ella Baron on Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ella Baron on Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory – cartoon
The 34-year-old socialist has become the city’s first Muslim mayor
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November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ella Baron on Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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Pair of hedgehogs and a fox in the garden last night
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Pair of hedgehogs and a fox in the garden last night
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Un dur à cuire ! 😍
Un dur à cuire ! 😍
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Un dur à cuire ! 😍
Un dur à cuire ! 😍
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula 🦇
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that is not Dracula 🦇
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
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October 29, 2025 at 6:16 AM
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
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They make them tough in the Lozère! Story of "un dur à cuire"
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
«C’est un miraculé», un cycliste de 77 ans retrouvé sain et sauf après trois jours dans un ravin en Lozère
L’homme rentrait de ses courses lorsqu’il a manqué un virage et chuté sur une pente rocheuse abrupte, pour atterrir dans le lit du Gardon 40 mètres plus bas.
www.lefigaro.fr
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
They make them tough in the Lozère! Story of "un dur à cuire"
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
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Enjoy some retro fun with the new #DarkShadows Paper Doll Book, featuring over 30 classic characters and costumes, ready to cut out and dress in groovy threads. Available now from amzn.to/49ns0b5
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Enjoy some retro fun with the new #DarkShadows Paper Doll Book, featuring over 30 classic characters and costumes, ready to cut out and dress in groovy threads. Available now from amzn.to/49ns0b5
They make them tough in the Lozère! Story of "un dur à cuire"
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
«C’est un miraculé», un cycliste de 77 ans retrouvé sain et sauf après trois jours dans un ravin en Lozère
L’homme rentrait de ses courses lorsqu’il a manqué un virage et chuté sur une pente rocheuse abrupte, pour atterrir dans le lit du Gardon 40 mètres plus bas.
www.lefigaro.fr
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
They make them tough in the Lozère! Story of "un dur à cuire"
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
"Quelques bouteilles, notamment de vin" 😂
www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/c...
RIP Prunella Scales
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October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
RIP Prunella Scales
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In 2023, I was a Visiting Fellow at @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social. Got to experience the department as a world class center for our discipline (especially Late Antiquity). University management now wants to axe their honours programme.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In 2023, I was a Visiting Fellow at @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social. Got to experience the department as a world class center for our discipline (especially Late Antiquity). University management now wants to axe their honours programme.
Please consider signing and sharing this petition for support:
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October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hi, we would really like to grow our following a little here in the skyblue realm.
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Thank you...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons
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October 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The APGRD wants to warmly welcome the new cohort of Classics and Reception Studies students starting their Oxford journey today. And what a better way of doing it than with this exquisite quote from Vallejo, Irene, 'Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World', Hodder & Stoughton, 2023.
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The APGRD wants to warmly welcome the new cohort of Classics and Reception Studies students starting their Oxford journey today. And what a better way of doing it than with this exquisite quote from Vallejo, Irene, 'Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World', Hodder & Stoughton, 2023.
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